From Books to Business: the Value of a Liberal Education

As a high-school student in the late 1950s, I was advised to take a college degree in the liberal arts as the surest path to a meaningful life and fulfilling career. During my freshman year at a liberal-arts college, I read widely, took every English course I could, wrote poetry, and kept a diary. I wasn't worried about getting a job. All I wanted to do was come to grips with the truth of life as expressed by great authors.

When it came time for graduation, I decided to continue my

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